Classroom Resource

Buddha and Ashoka/Crash Course World History

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

John Green relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, in spite of Buddhism's structural disapproval of violence, managed to win a bunch of battles.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 8

SS10.8.3

Compare the development of early world religions and philosophies and their key tenets.

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.8.3

Vocabulary

  • Judaism
  • Diaspora
  • covenant
  • Greek gods
  • Hinduism
  • Buddhism
  • Roman gods
  • oracle
  • Confucianism
  • Daoism
  • Legalism
  • Islam
  • Christianity
  • Zen
  • prophets
  • messiah
  • disciple
  • apostle
  • Darma
  • Karma
  • monotheism
  • polytheism
  • meditation
  • reincarnation
  • excommunicate
  • monastery
  • doctrine
  • parable
  • philosophies
  • tenets

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The origins, development, influence, spread, and cultural contributions of Judaism, Greek and Roman gods, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify locations on a map or globe.
  • Use maps to support conclusions about cultural groups.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The history, key tenets, and beliefs of early world religions and philosophies have influenced regional and world history.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Human Geography

SS10.HG.3

Identify the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics.

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.HG.3

Vocabulary

  • characteristics
  • distribution
  • complexity
  • cultural
  • mosaics

Knowledge

Students know:
  • How the belief systems, languages, social structure, customs, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology all shape culture.
  • The role of popular culture and the impact it has on local culture.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Compare and contrast differing cultures around the world.
  • Identify the role that belief systems, languages, social structure, customs, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology have in shaping culture.
  • Identify major cultural regions of the world.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are essential components that make-up culture.
  • Culture plays an important role in the human mosaic.
Link to Resource
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CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS
Accessibility

Accessibility

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License

License Type

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